BARGAINS Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

bargains 1 of 2

noun

plural of bargain

as in deals

something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price those shoes were a bargain because the store was going out of business

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in agreements

an arrangement about action to be taken made a bargain that one would help the other next week

Synonyms & Similar Words

bargains

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bargain

as in negotiates

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase they bargained with the car salesman for half an hour before settling on a price

Synonyms & Similar Words

as in covenants

to come to an arrangement as to a course of action I really hadn't bargained on buying a whole case of Girl Scout cookies, just a couple of boxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in arranges

to bring about through discussion and compromise bargained the price of the painting down to a figure that the artist could still live with

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of bargains

Noun

Some have tried unilateral approaches, pursuing transactional bargains that end up benefiting economic and political elites while sidelining the populations affected by the conflict. — Pedro Sánchez, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2026 Younger shoppers are increasingly turning to social platforms to find bargains, with 64 percent of 18-to-24-year-olds using social media for deals—an 8 percent increase from the previous year. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026 Her biggest splurge, a workstation kitchen sink, also turned into one of her proudest bargains. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2026 Signs so far show Singles’ Day, China ’s biggest online shopping festival, is failing to entice worried consumers into splashing out more, even when they are offered bargains. — ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026 Then, one after another, states struck bargains to grant for-profit companies a monopoly over electricity delivery in exchange for state oversight. — John Farrell, Time, 9 Nov. 2026 That broke a long drought without any major acquisitions as Buffett bemoaned the lack of good bargains. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026 The airline probably offers more bargains than any carrier serving South Florida. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 American consumers deserved bargains on digital watches, pocket calculators, and primitive computers. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Verb

The union bargains with the Chicago Parking Association, which represents the more than a dozen private parking companies that employ the parking garage attendants, porters and customer service representatives represented by Local 727. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026 The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026 One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026 In this Gothic fantasy debut, Leena Al-Sayer bargains her ability to see the dead in order to pay for the expensive medicine her brother Rami needs to live. — Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026 One of the best Cyber Monday bargains out there is this incredible OLED portable from Asus, which is crammed with high-end silicon for peak performance on all of today's top titles. — PC Magazine, 30 Nov. 2025 The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the studios, congratulated Mulroney on her election. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025 Oscar nominee and Lord of the Rings alum Astin will have quite the task ahead of them at the top of next year as SAG-AFTRA returns to the negotiating table with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which collectively bargains on behalf of the major Hollywood studios. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 Miami bargains Despite sporting baseball’s lowest payroll, the Miami Marlins have outperformed the league’s highest-spending teams this summer. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargains

Noun

Residents have spoken at meetings, both in Fort Worth and elsewhere, about concerns that cities might push deals through despite opposition.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026
Amid a recent string of high-dollar deals, sales of Orange County single-family homes priced at $30 million or more climbed about 50% year over year, according to Compass data cited by The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the listing.

— Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of deals

Noun

While the part of the agreement about minerals was separated from the global health agreement after the public outcry in Zambia, many of the global health agreements do require the recipient country to share data such as pathogen information.

— Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
The fund plans to acquire stakes in audiovisual companies and provide financing for individual productions, including participatory loans tied to presales, distribution agreements and tax incentives, as well as gap financing.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of agreements

Verb

One potential concern for investors is whether the retail pharmacy will lose its competitive advantage of being directly linked with a PBM, which negotiates drug prices and manages prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurers and employers.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
The remainder of the series schedule is in flux as the WNBA negotiates where Atlanta can play its remaining home games.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiates

Verb

Anthony is the executive vice president of On Location, a global leader in sports hospitality that arranges ticket packages for the Super Bowl.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
They are invited to monthly meetings where Vasquez arranges for guest speakers on topics including public relations and banking.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of arranges

Noun

Washington has supplemented these multilateral initiatives with bilateral defense production agreements, including pacts with Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan to partner on critical defense systems, missile production, and shipbuilding.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Under the co-exclusive pacts, all five seasons of Orphan Black are now available to stream on HBO Max and Peacock.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026